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5-10 FCHP - Dependent Students Living Away From Home

Act/Regulations Reg. 16(1), 18(b), 18(c), 18(d)	Section	Social Programs	7
	Program	Social Assistance	13
	Instructions	FCHP - DEPENDANT STUDENTS LIVING AWAY FROM HOME	5-10
Effective: April 1, 1986 Revised: November 1, 2007		Authorized by: Director of Social Assistance

PURPOSE

1. To reduce hardship to applicants who have dependant children attending an educational program away from home.

PRINCIPLE

2. Children in full-time attendance at a post-secondary institution are considered wholly or substantially dependent upon their parents.

3. Income tax and student loan provisions acknowledge a continuing dependency relationship on the parents.

POLICY

4. Applicants may continue to receive the FCHP allowance for "dependant" children who are attending a post-secondary educational institution on a full-time basis and who live away from home.

PROCEDURE

5. Refer to Instruction 4-5 for definition of a "full-time" dependent student.

CROSS REFERENCE

4-5 Income - Dependents at School

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Community Services and Seniors
URL: http://www.gov.pe.ca/sss/index.php3?number=1028575&lang=E

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